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CBC’s Strombo heads to CNN for summer talk show

George Stroumboulopoulos isn’t leaving CBC-TV, broadcaster says

George Stroumboulopoulos, seen with his award for Best Variety Host at last month's Canadian Screen Awards, is heading south of the border for a summer interview show on CNN. (MARK BLINCH / REUTERS FILE PHOTO)

By The Canadian Press

Tues., April 9, 2013

CBC-TV talk show host George Stroumboulopoulos is headed to CNN.

The U.S. all-news channel says in a release that Strombo will helm a weekly hour-long interview show this summer.

The 10-episode series will air Fridays in prime time and shoot in Los Angeles in front of a live audience.

But that doesn’t mean he’s leaving CBC-TV’s George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight.

CBC exec Kirstine Stewart says the host will return north of the border, tweeting: “Don’t worry, Canada’s best BF not going too far for too long.”

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Stroumboulopoulos says in the release that he’s excited to make the leap to a much larger stage.

“I feel really lucky to have been in broadcasting for 20 years up in Canada, and I’m excited to now also bring our conversations with people making the biggest news in entertainment, politics, sports and pop culture to a whole new audience,” Stroumboulopoulos said in a release posted in CNN’s online press room.

In 2006, Stroumboulopoulos crossed the border to host the short-lived reality series The One: Making A Music Star on ABC.

“We’re really pleased to bring this special series to CNN,” Amy Entelis, senior vice-president for talent and content development for CNN Worldwide, said Tuesday in the same release.

“It is a good example of the expansion of the CNN strategy to bring new kinds of relevant and engaging programming to a broad audience.”

CBC extended its congratulations to Strombo.

“Just as George continues to inspire, engage and entertain Canadians on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight and The Strombo Show, now viewers across North America will have the chance to watch him on CNN every week,” Stewart, executive vice-president of English services for CBC, said in a statement.

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